diff --git a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
index 117bd94d46..a2f938ad4c 100644
--- a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
+++ b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
@@ -130,7 +130,9 @@ endif
 	-$(STRIPCMD) $(STRIP_STRIP_UNNEEDED) $@
 	touch -c $@
 
-$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libncurses.a: $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libncurses.a
+$(NCURSES_DIR)/lib/libncurses.a: $(NCURSES_DIR)/lib/libncurses.so.$(NCURSES_VERSION)
+
+$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libncurses.a: $(NCURSES_DIR)/lib/libncurses.a
 	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/include
 	cp -dpf $(NCURSES_DIR)/include/curses.h $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/include/curses.h
 	cp -dpf $(NCURSES_DIR)/include/ncurses_dll.h $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/include/ncurses_dll.h